Daksh CBSE Grade 10
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Chapter 5 – Life Processes
Case Based Questions
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1. During a classroom discussion on digestion, Priya - -
stated that the liver plays an important role in
digestion and therefore patients with liver disorders
are often advised to avoid oily food. However, Sreeja
argued that the liver does not help in digestion
because bile juice does not contain any digestive
enzymes. The teacher asked the class to scientifically
analyse both viewpoints.
Attempt either a. or b.
a. Whose statement is scientifically correct — Priya’s or 2 Analyse
Sreeja’s? Justify your answer.
OR
b. A person suffers damage to the pancreas. Analyse 2 Analyse
how digestion of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
may get affected.
c. Predict what may happen to fat digestion if bile 1 Evaluate
secretion into the small intestine is blocked.
d. Why are patients suffering from liver disorders usually 1 Apply
advised to avoid oily and fatty foods?
2. A patient suffering from high blood pressure
developed thickening and narrowing of arteries over
time. Doctors warned that reduced elasticity of
arteries can affect blood flow and increase strain on
the heart. A student questioned why veins are not
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equally affected despite carrying blood throughout the
body.
a. Analyse how narrowing of arteries increases pressure 1 Apply
on the heart.
b. Why are arteries more muscular and elastic than 1 Analyse
veins?
c. Predict the effect on body tissues if oxygenated and 1 Evaluate
deoxygenated blood mix in humans.
Attempt either d. or e.
d. Evaluate the importance of double circulation in 1 Apply
maintaining efficient body functioning.
OR
e. A person has a defective valve between the chambers 1 Apply
of the heart. Predict how this may affect blood
circulation.
3. A farmer noticed that during extremely hot afternoons,
some plants showed temporary wilting despite
sufficient watering. However, the plants regained their
normal appearance in the evening. The farmer
concluded that roots stopped absorbing water during
daytime.
Attempt either a. or b.
a. Do you agree with the farmer’s conclusion? Give 2 Evaluate
reason(s) to support your answer.
OR
b. Explain the relationship between transpiration and 2 Analyse
temporary wilting in plants.
c. Predict what may happen if transpiration completely 1 Evaluate
stops in plants.
d. How would blockage of phloem tissue affect the 1
survival of roots?
4. The following diagram represents the exchange of
gases in the alveoli of human lungs.
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A student observed that alveoli are present in large
numbers and are surrounded by a network of blood
capillaries. The teacher explained that any damage to
alveoli can seriously affect the efficiency of
respiration.
a. Name the process by which oxygen enters the blood 1 Remembering
from alveoli.
b. State any two structural features of alveoli that make 2 Understand
them efficient for gaseous exchange.
Attempt either c. or d.
c. Why would the body cells receive less energy if 1 Apply
alveolar walls are damaged?
OR
d. Predict how smoking may affect the efficiency of 1 Analyse
respiration in humans.
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